Politics

Canada-based Pakistani cleric Tahirul Qadri has sought registration of an FIR against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for the killing of 10 people during a police raid on his residence and offices.

In a tweet written in Hindi, Naqvi cited that the Hindi needed to be promoted as it was increasing being perceived that only the English speaking were the intelligent lot.

Karunanidhi had criticised the Narendra Modi government of promoting Hindi language by overlooking other regional languages.

The case, originally filed in 1996, has seen innumerable delays because of associated cases and petitions being filed over the years.

CBI's standing counsel Kesava Rao said the petition has been allowed and they are yet to receive order copy.

"The prime minister (Modi) gave some new suggestions to the Bhutanese leadership", Swaraj said.

CM Mamata Banerjee said, "Our state is known for peace and harmony. The state government is ready to combat these terror tactics at any cost."

Indians living in areas affected by the ongoing armed conflict have been advised to stay indoors as far as possible.

The Finance Minister said initial amount of fiscal disciplining will enable India and its people to enjoy fruits of sounder economy at a subsequent stage.

Congress workers tried to break the barricade at the Nangloi railway station during a protest in Delhi on Saturday.

The principal M N Krishnan Kutty, who was among the seven persons booked on June 10, was not arrested on Wednesday as he was ill, police said.

In a controversial move in 2005, dance performances in bars of the state were banned, but three-star and five-star hotels were kept out of the purview of the Act.

Mukherjee said India looked forward to working towards building a "strong hi-tech partnership based on science, research and innovation".

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, who was also present in the meeting, is to visit the state on Sturday to review the security situation.

Earlier, Chief Ministers of Odisha, Kerala and Tamil Nadu met Modi to congratulate him for his stunning victory.

Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and demanded a CBI probe into Munde's death.